M E M O R A N D U M
To: Honorable Mayor and Town Council
From: Rafael G. Casals, Town Manager
Date: July 19, 2017
Re: Interlocal Agreement with Miami-Dade County Information Technology Department for Information Technology Maintenance and Support Services
REQUEST
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A RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF CUTLER BAY, FLORIDA, AUTHORIZING THE TOWN MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN INTERLOCAL AGREEMENT WITH MIAMI-DADE COUNTY FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) MAINTENANCE AND SUPPORT SERVICES; AND PROVIDING FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE.
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BACKGROUND AND ANALYSIS
In an ongoing effort to modernize and streamline all of the services provided by the Town, Staff has been investigating and evaluating solutions and efficiencies for the Town's current Information Technology (IT) portfolio and infrastructure. A formal IT Portfolio and Infrastructure Review was performed by Miami-Dade County (the "County") Information Technology Department (ITD) in November 2016 which was reviewed by Town Staff.
A number of potentially large cost savings for the Town were identified in this review; from the purchasing power for technological hardware and software, leverage provided by the County's enterprise business class systems covered under the County's IT umbrella, to the uniformity and standardization benefits provided by the County's existing enterprise licenses with various vendors.
Section 163.01, Florida Statutes, known as the "Florida Interlocal Cooperation Act of 1969," permits local governments to enter into interlocal agreements to cooperate on a basis of mutual advantage and thereby to provide services in a manner and pursuant to forms of governmental organization that will accord best with geographic, economic, population, and other factors influencing the needs and development of local communities.
The ITD brings with its staff of 779 employees, an array of technical expertise that will provide the Town with a wealth of knowledge and resources to help ...
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